Upstairs Battle of Malta Main Event Day 1a Level 6 400/800 (800) has just begun and there are now 87 players in their seats with 111 entries so far. Late registration is open until the end of level 10, which will be at approximately 9.35pm. Early exits on Day 1a included Alex Henry and David…
DetailsLevel 6: 400/800 Entries: 87/113 Gia Carneström opened to 1,800 and was called by Theo Schmitt (Small Blind) and Fotios Ntamaris (Big Blind). On the flop, it was Checked to Carneström who bet 3,300. Then, Schmitt raised to 8,800 and Ntamaris smooth-called. Carneström smelled something and decided to fold. On the turn, Schmitt and Ntamaris…
DetailsGia Carnestroem Serena Rosetti Palina Mankevich BoM Female Dealer Indre Stanaityte
DetailsLevel 5: 300/600 (600) Entries: 83/104 When we arrived at Table 5, the board read . Andrea Grandi stood up following the action from above as he was all in pre-flop, eagerly waiting for the hand to play out. Indre Stanaityte and Ioannis Souroukidis both checked before Viktor Eriksson bet 6,600. Stanaityte folded, prior to…
DetailsLevel 5: 300/600 (600) Entries: 83/101 From the Hi-jack, Loizos Anargyros called a 1,000 raise from a player in early position. Fabio Assennato made it 3,500 from the Cut-off, and after the initial raiser folded, Anargyros went all in for roughly 11,000. Assennato called in mere seconds. Loizos Anargyros: Fabio Assennato: The flop gave Anargyros…
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DetailsLevel 4: 200/400 (400) Entries: 83/94 Gia Carneström raised to 1,000 pre-flop and Damir Savio was the sole caller. Carneström continued for 2,200 on the flop, before Savio raised to 6,500. Carneström made the call and the pot was brewing. On the turn Carneström checked, and Savio bet 11,000. Carneström then moved all in for…
DetailsLevel 4: 200/400 (400) Entries: 83/94 After an initial raise to 600 from the Lo-jack, Palina Mankevich made it 2,300 from the Lo-jack. Then, James Paris made it 5,100 from the Button. Action came back to Mankevich, who now 5-bet to 13,700. After roughly two minutes worth of consideration, Paris called. Before the flop was…
DetailsThe Battle of Malta is the island’s most prestigious poker title. It has a rich history, beginning in 2012 and there have been 14 completed events so far. This Spring Edition is the 15th running of the series, which is yet to produce a double winner. Vasileios Zizis deserves a more than honourable mention as…
DetailsPlayer Chip Count Big Blinds Salvatore Spina 104,500 261 Rene Dreismann 97,000 243 Stavros Passias 85,000 213 Giulo Spampinato 81,200 203 Maciej Kala 70,000 175 Manish Rawal 68,300 171 Andreas Vlachos 67,100 168 Matthew Micallef 67,000 168 Mitchell Foster 66,600 167 Massimo Rizzoglio 65,000 163 Nikolaos Valtazis 64,200 161 Alessio Vanni 60,300 151 Kostadin Mihaylov…
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